Question

What reaction will take place if h2o is added to a mixture of nanh2/nh3? draw the products of the reaction (without sodium ion)?

Answer 1

When sodium amide i.e.$NaNH_{2}$ reacts with water i.e. $H_{2}O$ results in the formation of sodium hydroxide i.e. $NaOH$ and ammonia $NH_{3}$.

The chemical reaction is given by:

$NaNH_{2}+H_{2}O\rightarrow NH_{3}+NaOH$

Now, when ammonia i.e.$NH_{3}$ reacts with water results in the formation of ammonium hydroxide i.e. $NH_{4}OH$

The chemical reaction is given by:

$NH_{3}+H_{2}O\rightarrow NH_4OH$

Thus, the products of the above reactions are ammonia and ammonium hydroxide (without sodium ion).

The structures of the products are shown in figure (1): ammonium hydroxide and figure (2) ammonia.